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4 December 2024
The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes CFM Indosuez
On the 3rd December, the Embassy of Monaco in London hosted seven representatives from CFM Indosuez as part of an event aimed at promoting the attractions of the Principality to influential members of the English-speaking community and encouraging them to consider establishing themselves there. Around thirty participants attended the reception.
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22 July 2024
4th European Political Community Summit
On July 18th 2024, H.E. Mrs. Evelyne Genta attended the 4th European Political Community Summit as part of a Monegasque delegation led by H.E. Mr. Pierre Dartout, Minister of State of the Principality.
NEWS
20 June 2024
Monaco Economic Board in London for an Economic Mission
From the 10th to 10th 12 June, the Monaco Economic Board visited the British capital for an economic mission under the patronage of H.E. Mrs. Evelyne Genta. Representatives from 44 Monegasque companies participated with the aim of growing their relationships and business all the whilst promoting Monaco's advantages to potential investors.
NEWS
24 October 2023
The Embassy of Monaco in London welcomes CFM Indosuez
On Thursday 19th October 2023, the Embassy of Monaco in London welcomed representatives of CFM Indosuez for a reception. CFM’s main purpose was to promote Monaco to very important people from the British business community and to encourage them to settle in Monaco. Around twenty people attended the reception.
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International News
14 February 2025
Ms. Isabelle Berro-Amadeï attends a meeting of the French-Italian Border Cooperation Committee
©Ville de Nice - Pascal SEGRETTE
Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and acting Minister of State, attended the second meeting of the French-Italian Border Cooperation Committee held in Nice at the Villa Masséna. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Mr Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.The Committee was established by the Quirinal Treaty (Traité entre la République française et la République italienne pour une coopération bilatérale renforcée), signed by France and Italy on 26 November 2021 to create a stable and official framework in which to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.French and Italian authorities invited the Principality of Monaco to attend Committee meetings as an observer state, given the proximity of the Principality to the area of activity covered by the Quirinal Treaty.The first meeting of this Committee was held in Turin on 31 October 2023. The purpose of the second meeting was to review the progress made on border cooperation issues since the initial meeting.Participants discussed issues related to transportation, the environment, education and health.Two topics of direct concern to the Principality were the improvement of rail service on the Nice-Vintimille line and the management of water resources in the Roya Valley, which supplies water to the Principality.Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï spoke of the Prince’s Government's special commitment to the quality of rail service in Monaco and to how water resources are managed in the Roya Valley.
7 February 2025
Monaco’s Embassy in Italy holds its annual consular meeting
S.E. Mme Anne Eastwood, Ambassadeur de Monaco en Italie, entourée des Consuls de Monaco, de leurs conjoints et de S.E. M. Philippe Orengo, Ambassadeur de Monaco auprès du Saint-Siège ©DR
Monaco’s Consuls in Italy and other countries where the Ambassador is accredited met at the Embassy on Friday 31 January in Rome for its annual consular working meeting.This traditional meeting, held at the beginning of the year, is an opportunity for review as well as new drive to organise and coordinate key initiatives planned for 2025 intended to promote and enhance the international visibility of the Principality. Among these, visits by H.S.H. Prince Albert II to Italy are always a highlight among initiatives to strengthen ties with this neighbouring country and friend. After his visits to Tuscany, Rome and Sicily last year, the Sovereign will resume his visits to Italian municipalities that are members of the Federation of the Historical Sites of the Grimaldis of Monaco, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. A variety of events are planned to commemorate the anniversary with mayors of these municipalities and the Chair of the Federation, Mr Fulvio Gazzola, Mayor of Dolceacqua, who was welcomed by the Ambassador a few weeks ago at the Embassy for the Federation’s third annual general meeting.Promoting Monaco as a destination will also be a special focus, with a special initiative organised in 2025 in partnership with Monaco Private Label.The Principality will pursue its active involvement in promoting the French language in Italy following the renewal in July of a two-year mandate for H.E. Anne Eastwood on the Executive Committee of the Group of Francophone Ambassadors (GAF). This group, which brings together heads of French-speaking diplomatic missions accredited to Italy, the Holy See, and UN agencies based in Rome, leads various initiatives in support of multilingualism and cultural diversity, including the annual francophone film festival in Rome.H.E. Ms Eastwood recalled that after her visits to Malta and San Marino in early 2024, and the presentation of her credentials in Croatia in October and in Romania in December, she is now accredited as Monaco’s Ambassador to the six countries covered by the Embassy.With support from the consular network, the Embassy will continue to work to develop ties with these countries and promote Monaco’s economic and cultural influence.The meeting was followed by a pleasant dinner reception at the Ambassador’s residence, to which were also invited H.E. Mr Philippe Orengo, Monaco’s Ambassador to the Holy See and the manager of Monaco’s programme in the Jubilee celebrations.
S.E. Mme Anne Eastwood, Ambassadeur de Monaco en Italie, entourée des maires des communes italiennes des sites historiques Grimaldi de Monaco ©DR
4 February 2025
Celebration of the Chinese New Year in Monaco
Fromleft to the right : Mrs. DONATI, Conseiller au Cabinet de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain - Mrs CARUSO RAVERA, Directeur des Relations Diplomatiques et Consulaires – H.E.Mrs BOISSON, Ambassadeur de Monaco en Chine – Mrs. WANG, Présidente Association Monaco-Chine – Mrs.LAMBIN BERTI, Secrétaire d’Etat - M. SHI, Vice-Consul Général – M. VINCI, Directeur de l’Education Nationale de la Jeunesse et des Sports ©DR
Monaco celebrated the Chinese New Year, the most popular day of the Chinese calendar, with a gala dinner at Fairmont Monte Carlo.
Organised by the Monaco-China association, with the support of the Monaco Embassy to China, this event gathered the institutional and official guests of the two countries, some members of the Monegasque and Chinese community, and some cultural amateurs for this friendly evening, with red and gold colors for the Lunar New Year, symbol of happiness and prosperity.For the Chinese astrology, 2025 is the year of the Snake of Wood, which should bring wisdom, creativity and renewal. This is also a very special year because of the 30th anniversary of the Monaco -China official diplomatic relationships.
While the event, H.E. Mrs Marie-Pascale Boisson, Monaco Ambassador to China, underlighted the importance of the bilateral diplomatic links since January 16th 1995, underwritten by H.S.H Prince Rainier III of Monaco, for touristic, cultural, educational, trade or environmental purposes. She also insisted on concrete and successful collaborations on ecological and environmental subjects which are supported by the Chinese subsidiary of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, with references to two main subjects for many years:
The first one concern the preservation of the animal biodiversity, and did succeeded on north-east of China, on of the most protected area with Love Tiger, the biggest world felin. The other one allowed to elaborate a scientific study driven by common teams on the pollution of aquatic eco systems of the Taihu lake, one of the biggest soft lakes of the nation, now connected to the highest rivers of China, meanwile the 3rd world larger, the Yang-Tsé-Kiang.For the opening of the gala, the traditional « Danse of the Dragon » fair to feel to flee the evil spirits and bring chance and prosperity to all the guests and all along the 2025 year !
Many animations and performances showed dynamism and showing the rich heritage of the Chinese culture: tasting liquor products, demonstrating of calligraphy , traditional music played with very unique instrument which have thousand years of creation or even spectacles inspired by very traditional and old choregraphy
Gastronomy, was in first position, attending the Gala menu which joins with talent the two Chinese and Monaco cooks.
The key moment of this evening was the exceptional participation of the Monaco students who are learning mandarin at Charles III College. With their professor, they surprised all the guests in singing successfully the traditional songs of the Chinese repertoire.
According to their respective level, each class, from the 5th to the 3rd, created a small choral
each has their turn, playing with joy very popular songs from the traditional Chinese folklore, demonstrating by perfection that learning a foreign language and its culture is the best way to create cultural and educational links within the two countries !In between cultural and diplomatic exchanges, the gala launched a year very prosperous and full of promises !
28 January 2025
Monaco takes part in commemorations to mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation
From left to right: Mr Mikhal Amsellem, President of the Association Culturelle Israélite de Monaco ; Ms Nikol Abecassis, teacher at Institution François d'Assise–Nicolas Barré ; Mr Jean-Laurent Imbert, First Secretary at the Embassy of Monaco ; Mr Jacques Wolzok, President of the Commission for Assistance to Victims of Despoliation ; Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and acting Minister of State ; H.E. Mr Lorenzo Ravano, Monaco’s Ambassador to Poland ; Mr Tomasz Wardynski, Monaco’s Honorary Consul in Warsaw and Mr Ahron Frenkel, President of the Jewish Cultural Centre of Monaco.In the foreground: Miss Laura Vaselli, student at Lycée Albert I and Mr Johar Benbrikhou, student at Institution François d'Assise–Nicolas Barré. ©DR
A delegation led by Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and acting Minister of State, represented the Principality of Monaco at the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp on 27 January 2025.More than 50 heads of state and government and representatives from international bodies arrived from all over the world to take part in the ceremony held in front of the “Gate of Death”, the entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp.The atmosphere was contemplative, charged with emotion and marked by deep concern over the resurgence of antisemitism, as the delegations listened to the poignant accounts of survivors who were able to make the journey.The survivors and delegation leaders then left candles to honour the 1.5 million men, women and children exterminated at the camp between 1940 and 1945.For more information, see: https://www.auschwitz.org/en/home-page-80/
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The Ambassador
A Monégasque who was educated in London at the French Lycée, H.E. Mrs. Evelyne Genta has lived in the UK for the past 15 years.
In 2011, she became Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Court of St. James’s to the United Kingdom which promotes all facets of the Principality: economy and finance, culture, humanitarian and environmental projects. Central to her core ambitions is to change any misconceptions people may have about the Principality:
‘Many think Monaco is a place where rich old people go to hide their money’, says H.E. Mrs. Evelyne Genta. ‘That's not true, but that old image has stuck like glue and we have to change it . Monaco is a wonderful place to live but is also a transparent regulated country.'
The Embassy
As a continuously innovative, culturally rich and developing country, Monaco wishes to engage with international community more freely and showcase its great heritage, diversity and wide-ranging expertise to the world.
Through communicating and acting abroad, Monaco can present all its facets, expanding relationships and quantifying its future in the process.
The United Kingdom and Monaco
The Principality has long held a unique bond with the UK. We are very close geographically and almost 15% of those living and working in Monaco are British. It is important to allow that special relationship to thrive by building bridges between the London and Monegasque communities. In return we have seen record numbers of new people, including young families, registering an interest in moving to the Principality and bringing their business with them.
In 2008, our Chamber for Economic Development signed a co-operation agreement with the London Chamber of Commerce.
Information and Services
In this section, you will find all of the useful information and services you need to visit or live in United Kingdom, get assistance in the event of an emergency once you are in the country, and finally, to visit and/or move to Monaco.